Southwest MP: «The issue of the dead of the pandemic is a stain, some people are making a fuss»

In remarks that are already the subject of much public debate due to their cynicism, the Stratos Simopoulos.

Ο New Democracy member of parliament from Thessaloniki On a Kontra Channel (Kontra 24) program, he said, in so many words, that The pandemic's death toll is a… stain that the opposition is blowing out of proportion.

«It’s a stain, and the more you focus on it, the bigger it gets. It’s the opposition and some of the journalists who are making a mountain out of a molehill,’ he emphasized, leaving the rest of the panel stunned.

Mr. Simopoulos struck a cynical tone when speaking about the LARCO employees who are being laid off, saying that “Skilled workers can find jobs very easily; I know there will be programs from the OAED—support that will help. The key is not to return to very large deficits.».

A remarkable statement by New Democracy Representative Simopoulos from Thessaloniki A.
The 24,000 deaths from the pandemic are the stain, the fly in the ointment for the opposition and the journalists who focus on them
Shame on you‼️ pic.twitter.com/vrcg4c3Gkj

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